Here at The Hustle, we create a lot of content and we host a lot of events. So we know how powerful storytelling can be.

Thing is, in a male-dominated industry (like tech), it’s not uncommon to hear mostly from men.

But we know there are loads of powerful, successful, inspiring women out there. And we wanted to hear their stories.

So, we invited 9 of the most badass women we could find -- all experts in their fields -- and we asked them to tell us a story… a story about something that shaped their journey and led to where they are today.

The only rule: they had 10 minutes to tell it.

The result was magnificent. The stories were outstanding. And the speakers -- well, they were downright heroic.

Which is why we’re doing it again on October 25, 2017 at the Palace of Fine Arts theater in San Francisco. New venue, new speakers, same great vibe.

Join us, won’t you?

Note: this event is over. You missed it. But we are hosting 2X in Los Angeles on November 7th. Click here to see the lineup.

Why should I come?

Because there are no political agendas here -- just real women telling true stories.

Because you’ll meet 900 insightful, warm, brilliant brilliant people.

Because you’ll leave feeling energized, inspired, and touched.

Because we can all use a human connection right now.

What are the details?

2X is happening on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.

Doors open at 6pm. The show will start right at 7pm and end about 8:30. We’ll keep the lobby open until 9:30pm for you to grab drinks and make friends.

Swipe Out Hunger is an organization leading the charge in addressing hunger among college students. Rachel started the company with a few friends at UCLA, and has since grown it 30 universities, serving 1.3 million meals. Rachel's work within the organization has been recognized by The Obama White House, The New York Times, and landed her on the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Rachel graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in psychology and immediately embarked on a recruiting career path that gave her the opportunity to help scale teams for companies like Peet's Coffee, SolarCity, ClearSlide, and now Yelp. Her current role gives Rachel a platform to advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Rachel is well-respected for her work demonstrating the impact of these values, and is a key member of Yelp's internal growth initiatives.

Jennifer Chong left her job as a management consultant to co-found Linjer, a brand making minimalist, high-quality bags and watches without the luxury markup. Their ambition is to elevate the standard of affordable luxury. She and her partner started Linjer with $20,000 in savings, and they launched their first collection with a crowdfunding campaign. Since then they've crowdfunded more than $2 million for new collection launches, and their products are often sold out with thousands of back-orders. In the company's early days, Jennifer held a full-time job at Square while working on Linjer on nights and weekends. Read more about her here.

Surabhi leads Engineering for Airbnb's Homes business. Her teams are responsible for guest and host growth, improving search and pricing, and onboarding tools to help new hosts find success on Airbnb. She started Airbnb's women in tech group, Nerdettes, and helped start Airbnb's women in tech events program, Taking Flight. Prior to Airbnb, she was a software engineer at Google where she worked on web search ranking and predictive search.

Christina Bognet is the founder and CEO of PlateJoy, a personalized nutrition company aimed at powering disease prevention through food. Christina first came up with the idea for PlateJoy during her own experiences in finding dietary changes that worked for her health goals. In 2017, Christina was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Consumer Technology. Prior to PlateJoy, Christina studied neuroscience at MIT and conducted research at Childrens Hospital Boston.

Elizabeth Yin is an early stage investor. She previously was a partner at 500 Startups and ran the Mountain View accelerator program. In a prior life, she started and grew LaunchBit, an adtech company, which was acquired in 2014. Elizabeth has a BSEE from Stanford and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Once upon a time, Jessica McKellar was a computer nerd at MIT who joined her friends at Ksplice, a company that was acquired by Oracle. Then she became the founder and VP of Engineering for a real-time collaboration startup... which was acquired by Dropbox. Then she became the Director of Engineering for DropBox. Now McKellar is the founder and the CTO of Pilot, a bookkeeping firm powered by software.

Frequently asked questions

How Many People Came to 2X SF?

Over 900 people RSVP'd for 2X in San Francisco. This is the second time in a row that we've sold out a few weeks before the event happened.

What's The Refund Policy?

We can do full refunds up to 1 week before the event happens.

What If I Have More Questions?

If you have questions about the event, shoot us an email at events[at]thehustle.co.